> not have to constantly check my pants weren't in the way

My issue was my trousers kept falling on the wet floor. In the end I just took them off whenever I needed to go :D

I remember this as well. I simply just avoided going to the bathroom until I got to the hotel, they usually have western toilets inside.

You haven't really experienced a squat toilet until you've had diahrrea though (pretty common for people travelling abroad for first time / not used to differences in bacteria culture / not taking food medication).

I had some terrible experiences